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Champions League: Inter survive against FC Twente

Defending champions Inter had a tough outing against Dutch champions FC Twente as they had to come from behind...
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Champions League: Bremen on the brink push back Spurs

Cracking start by Tottenham on their CL group stage debut. Gareth Bale just becomes more and more awesome as...
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Champions League: Valencia’s injury overshadows Rangers achievement

Rangers could not have asked for a better result drawing Man Utd at Old Trafford, 0-0 in game that...
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Dennis Bergkamp’s classic against Newcastle

Under Wenger’s 14 year reign, Arsenal have scored 1000 goals in the Premier League. Alex Song had the singular...
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Robert Huth’s stoppage time goal sinks Villa

Tony Pulis fresh from grieving his mother’s passing away was given some balm in Stoke’s last gasp win over...
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Rafa records his first win as Inter overcome Udinese

Samuel Eto’o almost muffed his penalty but luckily for him the rebound fell right at his feet and he...
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Cesena stun AC Milan as the Serie opens wide

Christian Abbiati’s goalkeeping left much to be desired and Alexandre Pato was denied twice by the referee on two...
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Real Madrid beat stubborn Osasuna

Ricardo Carvalho’s goal made the difference as Real given their dominance were tentative when it came to finishing off...
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A Herculean effort sinks Barcelona, 2-0

An absolute shocker in the Liga as Javier Mascherano’s debut turns to dust. Hercules, a club promoted after 13...
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Super Cup: Atletico Madrid stun Inter Milan, 2-0

Goals by former Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes and Maradona’s son in law Kun Aguero seal a memorable victory...
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Ibrahimovic: A €40m Milan move in the works

The Spanish media outlets are saying that a deal is in the works that will bring Ibra to AC...
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Inter sweeps the UEFA awards

A clean sweep – the first time since the awards were instituted in 1998. Diego Milito won the footballer...
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Aston Villa crash out against Rapid Wien, 2-3 (agg 3-4)

Kevin McDonald’s boost as interim coach took another turn for the worse as Villa came unglued at home against...
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Liverpool left it late defeating Trabzonspor, 2-1

It all looked a bit grim for Liverpool as Teofilo Gutierrez’s 4th minute goal stood for 80 more minutes...
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Champions League draw: Arsenal’s Brazilian pitfalls

Former Arsenal striker Eduardo will go up against his old club The Champions League draw took place in Monaco...
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Sebastien Squillaci is finally a Gunner

Evidence that Squillaci comes from the Uri Geller school Squillaci signs a three year contract with Arsenal which is...
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Galliani goes Ibra shopping to Barca

Adriano Galliani is in Barcelona to thrash out a transfer deal for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He will meet with Sandro...
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Paul Scholes: Will he come out of retirement?

Wayne Rooney and James Milner have all come out with statements saying that they would love to have Paul...
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Mourinho targets Wenger, Capello, and Benitez

The not so Special One Jose Mourinho is feeling a wee bit omnipotent nowadays and it really makes no...
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Crouch and Bale put on a show against Young Boys, 4-0

Spurs swept aside Young Boys at the Lane, 4-0 to progress on aggregate (6-3) to the CL first round....
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Glazers and Man Utd: Another sink or swim story

The Guardian reports that the Glazer family business, First Allied Corporation is facing financial difficulties which raise questions of...
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Werder edge Sampdoria in a thriller, 2-3 (agg 5-4)

This match lived up to its billing as Giampaolo Pazzini lit up the pitch with a very impressive opening...
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Man City toy with Liverpool, 3-0

Liverpool had to be very, very good to beat City. But all the signs on the pitch pointed to...
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Nick Clegg gets ahead of himself

Nick Clegg waxes lyrical about England’s 2018 World Cup chances. “You could technically hold the World Cup here tomorrow.”...
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Ibrahimovic’s Milan move is pie in the sky

His agent Mino Raiola, who is also employed by Mario Balotelli says that 99.9% Zlatan Ibrahimovic is going to...
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Wenger to double the ante for Schwarzer?

The transfer deadline looms. Every other goalkeeping option is conjecture. What is real is that Mark Schwarzer wants an...
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Hoffenheim shock Werder, 4-1

The post Mesut Oezil period did not begin well for Thomas Schaaf’s Werder Bremen as the club was taken...
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Villa’s debacle puts more pressure on a Bradley arrival

Bob Bradley going public with his interest in coaching Aston Villa could not have been better timed as the...
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Man Utd vs Fulham: An absorbing encounter ends 2-2

An absolutely gripping encounter at Craven Cottage replete with “Where is Mark Schwarzer?” Rumours are that he was kept...
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Blackpool get a reality check

The 4 – 0 dream start against Wigan last week may have led them to believe that they would...
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Stephen Ireland earns our sympathy

How bad is Roberto Mancini? The only creative midfielder in your midst and he is sidelined. Sure, he is...
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Octopus Paul: Ambassador to England’s 2018 World cup bid

England tightened its tentacles on the 2018 World Cup as Octopus Paul was announced as ambassador to their bid....
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Real’s summer clearance: Gago, Van Der Vaart, Lass, and Diarra

Clubs with some money can look to getting any of these players for the Real summer special. Jorge Valdano...
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Comedy reigns in Anderlecht vs Partizan’s encounter

Nothing wrong with the first two goals which were genuine. The third goal was a spectacular one scored by...
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Gallas to join Tottenham

Maybe Gallas can do some more of this while at Spurs Another classy act by the former Arsenal captain-...
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Mario Balotelli scores on debut

The Premiership’s most exciting talent scores on debut for City as they manage to overcome FC Timisoara, 1-0 on...
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City’s opponents FC Timişoara’s convoluted ownership

Man City starts its Europa Cup venture against Romanian club FC Timişoara which is not exactly the original city...
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Club takeover update: Liverpool and Blackburn

Coming soon to Ewood Park Liverpool’s takeover bid is being undermined by interested parties with notional money. Those with...
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Arsenal makes a move for Sebastien Squillaci

Arsenal’s search for a center back to pair up with Thomas Vermaelen has led them to French international and...
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Özil: “I wanted to play with the best and the best is Mourinho”

Mesut Özil is presented at the Bernabeu as he completes his move to Real on a 6 year contract....
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Anelka calls the FFF ” a bunch of clowns”

Nicholas Anelka was banned for 18 months by the French Football Federation. Today he blasted back in typical fashion....
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Homegrown rule could invoke FIFA’s rule 15

Arsene Wenger is an outspoken critic of the Premiership’s new thrust towards domestic development of players which stipulates that...
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Ozil’s sticker price goes up

Werder Bremen is now asking for €30m euros. However, Real Madrid believes that Klaus Allofs is overplaying his hand...
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Arsenal close to Mark Schwarzer signing

Arsenal are set to offer an improved bid worth £3m for Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer this week. Schwarzer has...
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Chelsea pulverize West Brom (Drogba’s hattrick), 6-0

Chelsea inflicted the heaviest defeat of any opening day in the Premiership as they swept aside newly promoted West...
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HT: Man City vs Spurs: 0-0 Amazing Joe Hart!

Spurs all over City like a fast growing fungus. How did they not score? A clinic in superb goalkeeping...
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Bob Bradley quits as USA coach

As per a number of media outlets including ESPN, there are emerging reports that Bob Bradley has handed in...
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Balotelli to be announced at Man City tomorrow

Balotelli wearing his bio-hazard hairdo Super Mario flew in with his agent Mino Raiola to the Eastlands today for...
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Argentinian media: Mascherano to join Barcelona

Ole is reporting that Barca has reached an agreement with Liverpool over the sale of Javier Mascherano for €15...
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Veron comes out against Maradona

La Brujita broke his month long silence after the World Cup and has come out strong in his criticism...
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Video: Capello tells Beckham its over on TV

I have never been a big fan of David Beckham but its even harder to be behind Fabio Capello....
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Video: Nadal and Djokovic play football tennis

Serious football chops from both players. Rafa Nadal was a football player before he turned to tennis and his...
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Christian Poulsen to Liverpool

Juve holding midfielder Christian Poulsen’s new home will be Anfield as Roy Hodgson adds insurance against a Javier Mascherano...
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So is Bob Bradley out the door?

Yesterday a distinctly unmotivated and haphazard US team lost to a youthful Brazilian side, 2-0. Were they channeling Bradley’s...
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